Mission Statement

“The mission of Acadia University is to provide a personalized and
rigorous liberal education; promote a robust and respectful scholarly
community; and inspire a diversity of students to become critical
thinkers, lifelong learners, engaged citizens, and responsible global
leaders.”

(Adopted by Senate on 13 March 2006; by the Board of Governors on 13 May 2006)

To view the Strategic Plan for Acadia University - Personalized Education for a Complex World, please click here (pdf).

Vaughan Memorial Library

Located at the centre of campus, the Library provides many services and specialized collections, which support the teaching and research programs of the University. The library collection of over a million titles in all formats is complemented by numerous electronic services and databases.

University Athletics

We're proud of Acadia's strong varsity athletics program - it's a tradition that dates back to 1875. Acadia holds more conference and national championships than any other university in Atlantic Canada and has the highest number of Academic All-Canadians for primarily undergraduate universities in the country. We are a member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and Atlantic University Sport (AUS). When our varsity teams play, our fans gather to carry on Acadia's Stand Up and Cheer tradition!

Varsity Teams: 11

Athletic Clubs: 15

Axemen:

Basketball

Football

Hockey

Soccer

Swimming

Axewomen:

Basketball

Cross-country

Rugby

Soccer

Swimming

Volleyball

Athletic Facilities

Two gyms

Olympic-sized ice surface

25-metre swimming pool

Cardio centre

Weight training room

Racquetball and squash courts

Campus store

Stadium - featuring the same artificial turf used by the New England Patriots

Co-op is a great way for companies and students to work and learn together. Acadia international student Peter Chen is doing his co-op placement writing software for Ocean Sonics Ltd., an ocean technology company in Great Village, Nova Scotia.